Cost is ultimately a limiting factor. Also, it has been rare for American pole vaulters to test positive, so USADA doesn't test generally them out of competition much. The IAAF also orders tests for top athletes, Brad Walker and Jenn Suhr have been tested extensively over the years. USADA does test ...

Every athletes _should_ be tested many times before the Olympics. But it's hard to make that a strict requirement. Even in the US, our out of competition testing isn't as good as you might think. The top athletes get tested regularly, but if someone has a big season and is improving rapidly, they ar...

We are 20 minutes away from the start of the pole-vault at the OLYMPICS!!! First up is the qualifying round of the men's pole vault. There are 32 competitors, and they are trying to get that down to about 12. The auto height for finals is 5.75. Live X's and O's will be here: https://www.iaaf.org/com...

Walker didn't train all fall or winter, only started jumping a month ago and it showed. If he had a few more shots he probably could have cleared a few bars and made the final, but he looked to be a long shot to make the team, at best. He says he is 99% sure he is done, but doesn't want to 100% clos...